Titles in this set : zig zag girlsmoke and mirrorsblood cardvanishing boxnow you see them midnight hour condition: brand newformat: paperbackisbn: 9781529434613 the zig zag girlbrighton, 1950. When the body of a girl is found, cut into three, detective inspector edgar stephens is reminded of a magic trick, the zig zag girl. The inventor of the trick, max mephisto, is an old friend of edgar's. They served together in the war as part of a shadowy unit called the magic men.Smoke and mirrorsdi edgar stephens has plenty of leads to investigate. The missing girl, annie, used to write plays and perform them with her friends. Does the clue lie in annie's unfinished
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Last script or might it lie with the eccentric actor types who have assembled for the pantomime the blood cardelizabeth ii's coronation is looming, but the murder of their wartime commander, colonel cartwright, spoils the happy mood for di edgar stephens and magician max mephisto.The vanishing boxchristmas 1953. Max mephisto and his daughter ruby are headlining brighton hippodrome, an achievement only slightly marred by the less-than-savoury support act: a tableau show of naked 'living statues'.Now you see themthree young women have gone missing. A girl called rhonda has vanished from her boarding school. Maybe she ran away, but there are disturbing similarities to the disappearance of two other young women
Those too thought not to be suspicious. But where are they the midnight hourwhen theatri...